Sunday, August 7, 2011

So Are You Going To Believe Me This Time?

Things have been quiet on the workout front. Like real quiet. Like I’ve been buried in though. Imagine Good Glenn on my left shoulder, and Bad Glenn on my right:

Good Glenn: “You know, you’re not getting skinnier by not getting your lazy ass out of the house."

Bad Glenn: “Yeah. That’s true. But I’ve waited for so long. What’s one more day?”

GG: “One more day! You know one of your favorite races is coming up in one month. How can you expect to Run to The Top of Baldy if you don’t get in shape! Like now!”

BG: “Big deal. You can’t afford it anyways.”

GG: “What about starting next week then. Just a couple miles a day like “normal” runners (thinly veiled Lauren reference).”

BG: “Meh. In the meantime, why don’t we watch some tube?”

To which I rolled over and turned the TV on. For whatever reason , the Versus HD network was on (must have been a replay of the 2011 World Series of Poker the night before) and an episode of the Jeep World of Adventure Sports was on. The episode? A replay of the 2007 Western States Endurance Run. This isn’t it, but it does a great job of capturing the “why”:

This, my friends, is what it’s all about. Screw the clock. I just hope I rolled over far enough on my right side…..

Thanks to my crappy skin, I'm enjoying some sloth-time. As I've struggled with my own slump since late 2009, I am actually not minding the time off. (usually I get moody). Guess I am (finally) doing what's best for me?

I am so thankful that WS recap was on just at the right moments. Sometimes it's little things like this which kicks our butts in the right direction. I know for me, when I had no goal and my heel was at the max pain level, I felt lost and alone and didn't really care if I worked out or not. Saw no point in it. You have a goal now, Glenn - keep that in your sight and you will not give in to the temptation anymore to not get 'er done. You WILL persevere!